Ecclesia College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ecclesia College

Ecclesia College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Springdale, Arkansas (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 108 students of which 153 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ecclesia College is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,075, with published in-state tuition of $16,850 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $13,019, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 37.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 48.4%. Graduates earn a median of $40,650 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,147 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 8700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.